America is officially dead. Trump can do whatever the fuck he wants
this post was submitted on 16 Mar 2025
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Are they even going to try a pretense of (bogus) legality here and say they didn’t get the memo before they already did it?
Why would they pretend? If no one enforces the law the fascists will just revel in its impotence.
Well well well, if it isn’t that bridge in the rearview mirror that we were told wouldn’t be crossed but was also set on fire for good measure. And who could’ve seen my rep needing another $5 because it’s really dire this time, you guys.
As long as Trump obeyed the judges - or at least didn't disobey them - he was still south of the dictatorship line. Now he's crossed the line. Because the judicial was the last rampart before tyranny, and all previous dictatorships became official when they started ignoring the law.
This is not the first time disobeying judges, but ya.
Nor the first time ignoring legislation. Meaning he is ignoring all other branches of the government.
Since when is America at war with Venezuela?
Lock him up! Laws are only effective if enforced!
Lock them up. This takes the support of people in ICE and elsewhere in the executive branch. If Trump wants to personally fly the plane down there, let him try.
Who will arrest him?
Normally the judge can deputize state officials to perform the arrest, but I think the attorney general can come up with a way to stop them, which she is definitely compromised. The only way to detain the people performing the orders would be for the states to make the arrests.
Red states won’t because MAGA
Blue states don’t want to risk loosing anymore funding
Blue states are largely sources of federal funding, not consumers. If they want to effectively increase federal funding they can just stop sending their money to the feds. If we're ignoring laws we don't like it's time for a few governors to test that practice.
Also most blue states are on the coast or have water access of some type (New Mexico and Colorado not withstanding) meaning that if ya really want to fuck with red states you could just ignore interstate trade laws. Let's see any of these states function when trade is bottlenecked.
The federal funding comes mostly from income tax. States don't send it; individual or their employers do.
US Marshals, part of the executive branch. They recently deputized Elon’s security guards.
Yet they missed Elon..
So, who's actually in charge of arresting the president? It's a random cop supposed to go in and deliver the procedural beat down and arrest?
Sergeant at Arms, I think you're up.
Is that the guy with the big mace?
What? Majority in Congress support this chucklefuck
What are the consequences if Trump just ignores the judge?
Realistically, nothing. Another “constitutional crisis.” Only the people can stop him now.
Jeffries, Pelosi, Schumer send “thoughts and prayers”
Hey, they might hold a small sign or wear a special color for an afternoon. Sure to bring the new Nazis down, just like it did for Hitler.
Experts are "raising alarms"! Collins is "very concerned"!
The only thing you will see are the judges electing to arrest the ones carring out the orders. It has to come from the states I would think. He would just pardon whoever if it's a federal arrest.
Trump will do what he wants.